Full-time jobs in Topeka, KS

About the role

Position: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Manager Duration: 9-12 Months Right to hire (Full-time) We are seeking a Professional for a BCP (Business Continuity Plan) role Mid-Senior level BCP experience with exposure to financial service institutions (ideal is annuity company, preferable is insurance, acceptable would be securities firm, bank or other financial service entity) Focus is on BCP (the business reaction and execution in a crisis) but someone with technical DR experience (in terms of testing the technology recovery etc) A candidate with strong Business Continuity experience that could step in and drive a series of our plans to closure. This position requires a proven subject matter expert with demonstrated competency in the planning, development, program execution, maintenance and testing of Enterprise Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Crisis/Incident Management programs. This position will require communication and coordination across the organization – the Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Manager must demonstrate strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

What you'll bring

• Role and Responsibilities for the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Manager.
• Management (25%)
• Perform all departmental administrative activities, including staff meetings, attendance, monthly status reporting, budgeting, strategic planning, expense processing, documentation, and other activities, as assigned, in a timely manner.
• Business Continuity Planning (25%)
• Overall - ensure that plans are properly rated for all business process areas, contain all required sections, and reflect current conditions.
• Ensure that plans and strategies are appropriate, cohesive and viable, and could be used to recover key functions within required time frames.
• Conduct BIA for assigned Strategic Business Units (SBUs) and Shared Service Units (SSUs).
• Train Senior Business Continuity Analyst in the correct implementation of BC & DR processes, standards and impart training to ensure recoverability of business processes and supporting services across SBUs and SSUs.
• Support review and maintenance of business continuity policy, standards and processes.
• Support internal reporting and tracking of business continuity related issues and remediation activities.
• Support assigned oversight areas with the creation, maintenance and testing of their various business continuity plans.
• Support the identification of Business Continuity related risks (internal / external), the assessment of their likelihood, as well as potential impacts and risk mitigation plans.